and then, turning on his feet in a somehow graceful spin, arms crossing behind his head as he keeps walking backwards, taking some seemingly random steps to the side every now and then to avoid smacking into other people on the street, despite not being able to see them, he asks: ]
Scott just helplessly follows. A part of him wants to tell Luffy to watch where he's going, but he seems to be handling it. Not to mention he's a little distracted with the whole conversation about how he's definitely not joining his crew!]
That means I can't go back to your world and be a pirate! [He thought this was obvious!!
A small part of the mutant wonders if this is how Luffy got people to join his crew. Surely not.]
[ it's more likely than you think, scott. (no, it's worse. it's all around worse.)
even as scott protests, luffy simply stares at him, supremely unconcerned, an unflappable air to him that wraps around him like a cloak; his eyebrows raise just slightly. ]
I already said it: what's that got to do with anything? Are your friends from home not your friends just cause they're not here? Aren't you the same person, here and back home?
[ he shrugs. ] I don't have my crew here, and I'm not sailing with them now, but they're still my crew and I'm still their captain. Why wouldn't it work the other way around?
Because the way Luffy talks about it sounds so simple, but it makes sense. His friends are still his friends, he's still the same person. Luffy is still the captain even if his crew isn't here with him. All of that is hard to argue-- Scott doesn't want to argue wit that. He's still Scott Summers, just maybe a little more mature compared to the person he was a year ago, but... yeah.
Except as Scott fully processes what Luffy says, he opens his mouth and protests once more.]
Okay, but dude, I can't help you become the pirate king and stuff. Find the One Piece. So uh, being on your crew wouldn't help.
You think my crew's there only to make me the Pirate King?
[ emphatically, he shakes his head. ] We're all journeying together to reach our dreams! Zoro's gonna become the best swordsman, and Nami's gonna draw a map of the world, and Sanji's gonna find the All Blue — [ and he goes on, listing every single member of his crew one by one, along with all their dreams. he speaks of them with warmth, and of their dreams like he is absolutely certain that those will be reached, one day. ]
So if you're my nakama, then that's who you are, no matter what. [ for a moment, he meets scott's eyes, his expression almost uncharacteristically serious.
and then he shrugs. ] But you don't gotta make up excuses! If you don't wanna, then you can just say so.
[Everyone really has big dreams, huh? And it sounds like they all help each other out... that's pretty cool. They really are good friends.
He wonders if having such a huge goal is a requirement to be on Luffy's crew, but that's dumb, because the pirate's asked him to join multiple times now and he knows of Scott's lack of ambition. Maybe his dream is just to make sure he spends as much time as possible here with his friends and help them out before he has to go back home, but that sounds... dumb. He doesn't know.
But that look from Luffy is settling back on him, despite the glasses being a barrier and something in him unfolds and he finds himself opening his mouth once more without thought.]
Sure, I'll join, if you'll have me. [WHY NOT??? Being a pirate sounds kind of cool. Does he get to say 'yarrr' and everything now? Okay, probably not. Still, Scott tries to look more confident again, a smile twitching at the corner of his mouth.] Do I call you captain now?
[ honestly? luffy had already resigned himself to a rejection — one that he intended to keep working on over however long he was going to be stuck here — but when scott suddenly agrees, he cheers with unbridled joy and pumps his fist in the air, laughing.
and then, without a care, he lets his arms stretch over to scott, winding around him a few times before he slams into him like a rubber band, giving him a hug before falling back on his feet on the ground. ]
Nah, you can just call me Luffy. But I am your captain now. [ his laughter gives way to a more steady smile, more fitting to the weight of the words; being a captain isn't an easy task, and scott doesn't yet know what it means to be nakama.
Scott barely has the time to react, to squawk in shock when those arms stretch around him before getting slammed by one laughing pirate. The momentum nearly drives all the air out of his lungs, leaving him dazed and just confused. For a brief moment, he can't help but wonder how all his life choices have led him to this, where he's agreeing to be a pirate and getting body slammed by a rubber man.
Seriously though, what the hell was that???
That's like a mutant ability or something. He doesn't think Luffy's a mutant, but still!! Once he recovers, he'll be way more interested.]
Jesus dude. [He breathes out when Luffy settles back on his feet and continues laughing. It really is pretty rare when Scott feels like he's struggling keeping up with someone, but fuck. He brushes his shirt down.] Warn a guy next time you wrap around him like a weird snake.
[ it's okay, scott, it's the Luffy Experience (tm). you could form a support group with everyone else he's ever met.
luffy, in turn, just laughs more at the reprimand — though, with his hand flying to his hat, to adjust it on his head, he says, ]
Sorry, sorry! [ it's not the first time he's been admonished over this (in fact, he can very clearly hear nami's yells, or zoro's exasperated tones about can't breathe, luffy, when he's directed one of his a-little-too suffocating hugs at them), but somehow the familiarity of it makes him feel steadier. ]
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and then, turning on his feet in a somehow graceful spin, arms crossing behind his head as he keeps walking backwards, taking some seemingly random steps to the side every now and then to avoid smacking into other people on the street, despite not being able to see them, he asks: ]
Yeah? [ it has the distinct air of so what? ]
What's that got to do with anything?
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Scott just helplessly follows. A part of him wants to tell Luffy to watch where he's going, but he seems to be handling it. Not to mention he's a little distracted with the whole conversation about how he's definitely not joining his crew!]
That means I can't go back to your world and be a pirate! [He thought this was obvious!!
A small part of the mutant wonders if this is how Luffy got people to join his crew. Surely not.]
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even as scott protests, luffy simply stares at him, supremely unconcerned, an unflappable air to him that wraps around him like a cloak; his eyebrows raise just slightly. ]
I already said it: what's that got to do with anything? Are your friends from home not your friends just cause they're not here? Aren't you the same person, here and back home?
[ he shrugs. ] I don't have my crew here, and I'm not sailing with them now, but they're still my crew and I'm still their captain. Why wouldn't it work the other way around?
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Because the way Luffy talks about it sounds so simple, but it makes sense. His friends are still his friends, he's still the same person. Luffy is still the captain even if his crew isn't here with him. All of that is hard to argue-- Scott doesn't want to argue wit that. He's still Scott Summers, just maybe a little more mature compared to the person he was a year ago, but... yeah.
Except as Scott fully processes what Luffy says, he opens his mouth and protests once more.]
Okay, but dude, I can't help you become the pirate king and stuff. Find the One Piece. So uh, being on your crew wouldn't help.
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[ emphatically, he shakes his head. ] We're all journeying together to reach our dreams! Zoro's gonna become the best swordsman, and Nami's gonna draw a map of the world, and Sanji's gonna find the All Blue — [ and he goes on, listing every single member of his crew one by one, along with all their dreams. he speaks of them with warmth, and of their dreams like he is absolutely certain that those will be reached, one day. ]
So if you're my nakama, then that's who you are, no matter what. [ for a moment, he meets scott's eyes, his expression almost uncharacteristically serious.
and then he shrugs. ] But you don't gotta make up excuses! If you don't wanna, then you can just say so.
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He wonders if having such a huge goal is a requirement to be on Luffy's crew, but that's dumb, because the pirate's asked him to join multiple times now and he knows of Scott's lack of ambition. Maybe his dream is just to make sure he spends as much time as possible here with his friends and help them out before he has to go back home, but that sounds... dumb. He doesn't know.
But that look from Luffy is settling back on him, despite the glasses being a barrier and something in him unfolds and he finds himself opening his mouth once more without thought.]
Sure, I'll join, if you'll have me. [WHY NOT??? Being a pirate sounds kind of cool. Does he get to say 'yarrr' and everything now? Okay, probably not. Still, Scott tries to look more confident again, a smile twitching at the corner of his mouth.] Do I call you captain now?
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[ honestly? luffy had already resigned himself to a rejection — one that he intended to keep working on over however long he was going to be stuck here — but when scott suddenly agrees, he cheers with unbridled joy and pumps his fist in the air, laughing.
and then, without a care, he lets his arms stretch over to scott, winding around him a few times before he slams into him like a rubber band, giving him a hug before falling back on his feet on the ground. ]
Nah, you can just call me Luffy. But I am your captain now. [ his laughter gives way to a more steady smile, more fitting to the weight of the words; being a captain isn't an easy task, and scott doesn't yet know what it means to be nakama.
it's okay — he'll know, eventually. ]
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[UH.
Scott barely has the time to react, to squawk in shock when those arms stretch around him before getting slammed by one laughing pirate. The momentum nearly drives all the air out of his lungs, leaving him dazed and just confused. For a brief moment, he can't help but wonder how all his life choices have led him to this, where he's agreeing to be a pirate and getting body slammed by a rubber man.
Seriously though, what the hell was that???
That's like a mutant ability or something. He doesn't think Luffy's a mutant, but still!! Once he recovers, he'll be way more interested.]
Jesus dude. [He breathes out when Luffy settles back on his feet and continues laughing. It really is pretty rare when Scott feels like he's struggling keeping up with someone, but fuck. He brushes his shirt down.] Warn a guy next time you wrap around him like a weird snake.
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luffy, in turn, just laughs more at the reprimand — though, with his hand flying to his hat, to adjust it on his head, he says, ]
Sorry, sorry! [ it's not the first time he's been admonished over this (in fact, he can very clearly hear nami's yells, or zoro's exasperated tones about can't breathe, luffy, when he's directed one of his a-little-too suffocating hugs at them), but somehow the familiarity of it makes him feel steadier. ]
I promise to warn you next time!
[ ..... don't hold your breath, though. ]